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Authors: P. Kleinplatz
ISBN-13: 9780876309674, ISBN-10: 0876309678
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
Date Published: March 2001
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: P. Kleinplatz

Kleinplatz, Peggy J., PhD

Book Synopsis

New Directions in Sex Therapy: Innovations and Alternatives focuses on cutting-edge therapy paradigms as alternatives to conventional sex therapy and expands the definition of the field. Replete with helpful clinical illustrations to demonstrate these new approaches in action, this book is intended for anyone who deals with sexual issues and concerns in therapy, clinicians of every kind, in addition to sex therapists.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Critical Evaluation of Sex Therapy: Room for Improvement
Pt. ICritiques of Conventional Models of Sex Therapy1
1What the Sex Therapies Tell Us About Sex5
2Feminist Critiques of Sex Therapy: Foregrounding the Politics of Sex29
3Challenging Dominant Discourses of Male (Hetero)Sexuality: The Clinical Implications of New Voices About Male Sexuality50
4Phenomenology of Sexuality69
5Paraphilia: A Critique of a Confused Concept91
6A Critique of the Goals of Sex Therapy, or The Hazards of Safer Sex109
Pt. IINew Alternatives/Innovations in Sex Therapy133
7Feminist Sex Therapy in the Age of Viagra139
8Intimacy-Based Sex Therapy: Sexual Choreography163
9Approaching Sexual Potential in Relationship: A Reward of Age and Maturity185
10"What Works" in Sex Therapy: A Common Factors Perspective210
11How Can Experiential Psychotherapy Help Transform the Field of Sex Therapy?234
12Sex Therapy with Survivors of Sexual Abuse258
13Beyond Forever After: Narrative Therapy with Lesbian Couples279
14Sex Therapy with Male Couples of Mixed-(Serodiscordant-)HIV Status302
15Integrating Sexuality and Spirituality: A Group Therapy Approach to Women's Sexual Dilemmas322
16Conclusions: Advancing Sex Therapy347
Index351
About the Editor and Contributors371

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